"Match Point(

Forty-one minutes, "6:1".

How did all this happen?

Judging from the score, it was very disparate, it could almost be said to be one-sided, and Gao Wen almost swallowed the egg.

But in fact, judging from the game time, the confrontation between the two sides was extremely fierce, and the process was far from that simple.

The Paris Masters is an indoor hard court. The overall game rhythm is fast, the defense is relatively difficult, and there are relatively few rounds. The game progress naturally takes off:

Look at the first set of Gao Wen's match against Raonic, all the way to the tiebreaker, but the entire set only took 53 minutes.

Sometimes, Raonic's serve game ping-pong-pong would simply score four straight points, and it would be over in about a minute; and this final, "6:1", that is, seven rounds, judging from the number of rounds , the average time spent in each round is nearly six minutes, this is the real content of the game.

So, what is going on?

To put it simply, stalemate, the scene is still very stalemate, it is definitely not a one-sided situation, the second confrontation between Gawain and Djokovic lived up to expectations, it was indeed full of gunpowder, and the scene of you coming and going gave a lot of wonderful strikes , The strong confrontation of offensive and defensive transitions is exciting.

but!

In terms of key scores, Djokovic's performance was even better, truly showing the style of a giant:

Not only did he successfully save all six break points in his own serve in the first set; Vichy established a huge advantage of "5:0" in the opening stage.

Until the end of the set, Gao Wen saved three break points and counted, and kept serve for the first time in the whole game in a thrilling manner, avoiding the embarrassment of swallowing eggs in the first set.

In memory, the last time Gao Wen was in such a mess was against Djokovic in the US Open semi-finals. In the middle of the match, he lost six games in a row and swallowed an invisible egg, completely helpless.

But at this time and at that time, the situation is completely different.

At the time of the U.S. Open, it was Gao Wen who was facing extreme physical strength. Djokovic was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere of the game, and suddenly accelerated, so that the rhythm of the entire game was fully accelerated. Gao Wen couldn't keep up at all, and was involved in the Djokovic. In the rhythm of Kovic's game, he didn't know how to score at all.

In Paris at this time, it is another matter.

What is certain is that the competition has only just begun, and Gao Wen has absolutely no physical problems. The stalemate of the competition and the fierce confrontation are the best proof.

The real key lies in the content of the game.

Obviously, Djokovic has done sufficient research and preparation for Gao Wen, not only for the US Open, but also for this match in Paris.

From Valencia to Paris, Gawain's state has been showing an upward trend. Among them, the backhand is outstanding and has become the foundation of Gawain's game. Just look at the last game against Raonic. Gawain's two hands The backhand has basically found the peak performance of the Flushing period—

Even, even better.

According to the style of the indoor hard court, Gao Wen obviously increased his aggressiveness. In order to reduce the defensive pressure, he often dared to change the way of hitting the ball with his two-handed backhand. Offensively, the performance was excellent.

A more accurate expression should be: progress.

For a long time, Gao Wen's two-handed backhand has performed well, capable of attacking and defending, but on the whole, relying on his solid basic skills and cooperation, the entire shot is very solid and very stable; but now, Gao Wen's two-handed backhand Pat also began to change the rhythm more and polish the offensive weapons.

Breaking into the indoor hard court finals back to back is the best proof.

Djokovic chose to break through Gao Wen's backhand.

When people discuss the one-handed backhand, Wawrinka's violence and Federer's sharpness will undoubtedly become the best choice; when people discuss the two-handed backhand, Djokovic is recognized by countless experts and players as "the best in the world". "Double anti-dumping" is indeed watertight and comprehensive.

The most intuitive point is that when Djokovic faced Nadal, he dared to adopt the strategy of "press the forehand and hit the backhand" because he had unparalleled confidence in his two-handed backhand, even if he faced Nadal's The forehand is no slouch either.

However, facing Nadal who dared to use such a tactic and was able to succeed, it is estimated that Djokovic is the only one in the entire professional tennis world.

In the first set, Djokovic showed his unparalleled hitting ability in the backhand position, repeatedly suppressing Gawain's backhand with his backhand.

Moreover, compared with the US Open, Djokovic's entire shot is clearer, and the layout, strategy, quality, changes, etc. have all gone up a level.

Once Gao Wen is unable to open the situation in the backhand position, his tactical layout will be tied up, and it will be difficult to break the game with the forehand alone. Will easily miss the opportunity.

From strategic layout to tactical execution, Djokovic played a perfect game with a strategy completely tailored for Gao Wen.

Of course, Gao Wen was still able to entangle with Djokovic under the situation of being suppressed to death. The backhand position still withstood the severe test. He also contributed many wonderful strikes. The direct reason for such a long time.

Unfortunately, none of these wonderful strikes appeared where they "should appear":

key points.

Djokovic was always able to improve his state at critical moments~lightnovelpub.net~ abruptly suppressed Gao Wen's counterattack, and kept the lead by scoring key points.

In fact, Gao Wen's performance in key points is already very good, which is worthy of recognition:

Eight out of ten break points were saved, and only two serve games were lost. This also kept Djokovic's break point success rate at a measly 20%, which shows Gao Wen's strong heart.

However, "excellent" is still not enough for the world's No. 1 who is aiming for revenge.

With Gao Wen's forehand slanting straight out of the bottom line, Djokovic fulfilled the second set point and firmly won the first set.

"ah!"

The number one in the world roared like a lion, venting all the emotions that had been suppressed for the entire game. With his arms clenched into fists, he could clearly see the bulging veins. His eyes burst out with a murderous look, and he bared his teeth and claws towards Gao Wenfei on the opposite side of the court. Jump over.

Not only because of the loss in the semi-finals of the US Open. In the first set of today's duel, Djokovic also faced a strong impact from Gao Wen. Different from the easy score, the real progress of the game inspired Djokovic. Kovic at his best.

He needs a little catharsis and release.

"Ahhh!"

Djokovic's roar reverberated in the indoor space of the center court, showing the belief of winning.

But, will Gawain disarm and surrender?

No, of course not!

Gawain knew it, and Djokovic knew it too.

Faced with Djokovic's emotional release, Gawain did not evade, not only did not, but also greeted Djokovic with burning eyes, his eyes were calm and firm.

Across most of the court, the two players couldn't see each other's expressions clearly, but they could feel the sparks of the strong collision from their body language.

Gunpowder smoke is filling the air, almost suffocating.